The French Final was held on February 7th at the French TV Studios, hosted by Marianne Lecene. The purpose was to select a song for André Claveau to sing at the ESC – all of the songs (except song 3) were performed by their composers. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury.
| 1 | Parigi Roma | Paris Rome | Charles Dumont |
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| 2 | Héléna | Héléna | René Denoncin | 2nd |  |
| 3 | Musique magique | Magical music | Jocelyne Jocya | ? |
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| 4 | Dors mon amour | Sleep my love | Hubert Giraud | 1st |  |
| 5 | Tape dans tes mains | Tape in your hands | André Richin | ? | |
André Claveau went on to win ESC 1958.